GIFs & Videos

Over 50% of the cortex, the large outer layer of the brain, is devoted to vision. Optical illusions illustrate that the mind makes assumptions about the world – it is the final arbiter of what the eyes see. This gifographic covers optical illusions from primitive forms starting with the Ancient Greeks in 350BC, to 21st

Scientists and psychologists have demonstrated that many phenomena attributed to spiritual or paranormal forces, or mysterious “energies,” are actually due to ideomotor action. In an earlier article about Ouija Boards, we banished the idea that spirits were controlling the planchette on the board and instead suggested that the ideomotor effect was at play. Humans might not

We’ve already used GIFs to explain how things work: like how a lock and key works, how zippers work, and how sewing machines work. But now we’ve got 17 more GIF explainers. Ever wonder how a massive cruise ship is launched, and how it makes it through the Panama Canal? Ever wonder how a gun

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